Henrik Sedin

After two hard-fought games against the Western Conference's elite—the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings—it is clear that there is little separating the top teams in the NHL's West.  

Last year, Daniel Sedin won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer for the 2010-2011 season.

In the 2009-2010 season, his elder (by six minutes) twin brother Henrik won the Art Ross.

The back-to-back Art Ross trophies by teammates marked the first time this has happened in almost 20 years.

Before delving into the tangled guts of the now very deceased Vancouver Canucks, it should be stated clearly and succinctly that the better team won. Congratulations to that team, the Boston Bruins.

My oh my, how things turn on a dime. Momentum. Energy. Confidence. A 31-save shutout for Roberto Luongo has put the Vancouver Canucks back in the driver’s seat.

Bobby Lou's Game 5 shutout is his fourth of the playoffs, after he posted goose eggs in Game 1 of the Chicago series, Game 1 of the Nashville series, and Game 1 of the Boston series.

The Vancouver Canucks are just two wins away from becoming Stanley Cup Champions and the anticipation level is rising in Van City.

There has been no shortage of outstanding performers for the Canucks in these playoffs. They have had contributions from many sources throughout their run to the finals. But in the end their star players have, for the most part, acted like their star players.

The Vancouver Canucks have been put under a lot of pressure. 

Not only do they have a city of die hard fans who have yet to win a Cup in their team's forty-year history, but now they have the weight of a nation on their shoulders. 

Can Boston rebound after giving up a soul-crushing goal late in the 3rd period to lose Game 1? Can Vancouver deal with more injuries to their defensemen? Can Boston score a goal on their powerplay? Can the Sedin twins figure out a way to beat the Boston defense? 

They did it run and gun against Chicago, they did it tight and close against Nashville, and they did it big and physical against San Jose.

Along the way, they’ve faced some of the league's best shooters (Kane, Toews, Thornton, Heatley), some of defensemen (Keith, Seabrook, Weber, Suter), and goaltenders (Rinne).

The Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins are about to engage in a best of seven game series to claim the Stanley Cup.

As is befitting the last two teams standing in the grueling endurance challenge that is the NHL playoffs, the Bruins and Canucks both have an abundance of stars.

The Vancouver Canucks defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in seven games, the Nashville Predators in six games and the San Jose Sharks in five games to get to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1994.